This is my weak attempt at making a decent thread. It isn't PimD related (sorry not sorry), but I like the occasional thread that has nothing to do with PimD. Anywho, without further ado... PROCRASTINATION or more like the stages of procrastination. For those who don't know what procrastination is, here is the definition (according to Google.) Kind of like how I started writing this yesterday, but didn't finish it until today. Or how I most likely won't post this until tomorrow. Back on topic, this is my interpretation of The 5 Stages of Procrastination. ● Stage 1: Baseless Motivation This usually sounds a little something like... "Wow. This is going to be great! Sure, I only have less than 24 hours to write. Yeah, it might seem like I'm completely screwed, but it's fine. I'm going to do it now!" But it's not fine, because this leads to stage 2. ● Stage 2: Productive Excuses Productive excuses aren't just regular excuses (obviously.) They're the type of excuse that you use for false security. Like "Oh, I can't start on this 10 page essay that's due tonight until I check my email. My professor might have sent an important update." Lies! You know that your email is empty because you just checked it 3 minutes ago. Get it together! Stage 3: More Excuses Now these are the excuses that don't even correlate with what you're doing. They're just full out distractions. Such as: - Watching Buzzfeed videos instead of studying for the SATs. - Watching AHS instead of turning in that book report. - Scrolling through Instagram instead of doing that Trig. - Playing PimD instead of actually going out or doing anything that involves human interaction. Stage 4: Denial This stage is where you start to realize what little time you have, but would rather not accept it. You start saying things like "I still have 45 minutes. It's all good." or "I'm good, I'll just stay up all night." when we all know that you're going to pass out at 1AM in front of your laptop with coffee stains on your tshirt. Stage 5: Total Panic This is when you truly realize that you only have 45 minutes to write an essay over a topic you haven't even done any research. This usually leads to googling random sources, copying and pasting while changing a few words to make sure no one can type a sentence in and trace it back to the website you got it from. Stage 6: False Promises These false promises usually go like: "I'm never procrastinating again!" Or "I'm turning in all my assignments on time from now on!" When we all know you'll be right back at it again next week. Which leads us to stage 7. Stage 7: Repeat To find out how this stage works, refer back to stages 1-6 again. And again. And again. Because we all know, no matter how much stress procrastinating causes us, we'll be right back at it again the next time we get an assignment.
I go through these stages almost everyday. Just last night, I crashed in front of my computer after sending my professor some crappy essays at 3 AM. Nice thread!!
LOL this is me. Every time. Literally as we speak. I am the ultimate procrastinator. At this point I'm hoping that my chemistry book will open itself up and do the 50++ problems my professor assigned me. Anyway, thanks for contributing
Denial and Total Panic is tea only. :lol: "It's only 5 pm it isn't do till 11:59 pm I can do the essay at 8...it's 8 o'clock I'll do the essay at 10...ITS ALREADY 11:40?!"